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補強 (ほきょう): reinforcement — Japanese vocabulary

補強 is read ほきょう and means "reinforcement". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

補強

Reading
ほきょう · hokyou
Translation
reinforcement
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
ほきょうが

Example

コンクリートは中に鋼鉄の棒を入れる事で補強される。

コンクリートはなかにこうてつのぼうをいれることでほきょうされる。

Concrete can be reinforced by putting steel bars inside it.

Kanji in this word

  • 補 — supplement
  • 強 — strong

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